Unit 11 课时跟踪检测(1) 阅读理解专项练（word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第四册（北师大版2019）

UNIT 11 课时跟踪检测(一) 阅读理解专项练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Heightened anxiety affects a person's world, including his or her senses.Symptoms such as paralysis, numbness, or blindness which are not connected to a medical cause and are often traced to a psychological problem, are frequently termed conversion disorders (转换障碍)． I once met a client affected by blindness.Russ, a successful 66-year-old man, described visiting the local zoo with his wife and grandchildren when anxiety washed over him.His vision narrowed.“It felt like clouds were closing in on my eyes，” Russ said.Russ's sight continued to narrow until he was almost completely visionless. The experience occurred several times and eventually, Russ refused to leave his home.His medical doctor conducted numerous tests, but a medical explanation could not be identified. As I gathered information about Russ's life, it became clear that he was experiencing difficulty adjusting to an enormous life change — retirement.Yet, though most people look forward to retirement and regard it as a positive and well-deserved change, it was tough for him to admit he missed the important and respectable role he had performed so well.For forty years he had worked tirelessly to solidify (巩固) the success of his company, so giving up “the mission” left him feeling empty and anxious. Russ then shared his internal struggle with his wife, Mary.She supported him in developing new ways to fill himself up, such as caring for his grandchildren and contributing to several community architectural projects.He successfully re-consolidated his sense of self later. It is normal for human to feel anxiety during the adjustment period.Bringing unconscious anxieties and conflicts into conscious awareness prevents the anxiety from taking over.And talking to a loved one or getting support from a psychotherapist is also necessary. 语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章以Russ为例讲述了人在遇到重大的角色转变时，可能会焦虑加剧，从而导致一些医学无法解释的疾病。文中给了一些应对这种情况的建议。 1．What trouble did Russ meet with while visiting the local zoo? A